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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bart Detweiler (ranked 1010 p4p, 962 weight class) and James Spencer (ranked 129 p4p, 123 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bart Detweiler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Detweiler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Spencer counters with a right hand to the body.
Detweiler shoots in but Spencer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Detweiler throws a right hand that misses
and Spencer counters with a right hand to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Spencer as he connects with a hook.
 It looks like Bart Detweiler has been cut.
Spencer throws a leg kick which misses Detweiler's front leg but catches the back leg as Detweiler tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Detweiler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spencer.
Spencer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Detweiler misses with a straight left.
Detweiler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Detweiler backing away here, and Spencer unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer lands a jab to Detweiler's midsection.
Detweiler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Spencer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spencer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Spencer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Spencer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Detweiler.
Detweiler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Detweiler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Spencer swats away the attempt to clinch by Detweiler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer misses with a body shot.
Detweiler cracks Spencer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Detweiler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bart Detweiler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Detweiler connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Detweiler misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Detweiler misses the target.
Spencer connects with a body shot.
Spencer looks to land a right hand but Detweiler moved out of range.
Detweiler half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Detweiler connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Spencer's hands.
Spencer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Spencer scores with a nice strike.
Spencer scores with a shot to the body.
Detweiler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spencer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Detweiler looks to land a left hand but Spencer moved out of range nicely.
Spencer thinks about the counter body kick.
Detweiler misses with a low kick.
Spencer flicks out a counter leg kick but Detweiler steps away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Detweiler throws a big shot that misses.
Spencer connects with a body shot that sends Detweiler's belly button to the back.
Detweiler misses with an uppercut.
Detweiler works Spencer's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spencer checks a leg kick.
Spencer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Detweiler rather than just go for the knockout.
Spencer lands with a shot to the body.
Detweiler looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Spencer has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Spencer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bart Detweiler's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Spencer looks to score with a jab to the body but Detweiler is just out of range.
Nice cross by Spencer.
Detweiler throws a solid leg kick but Spencer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Detweiler.
Spencer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Spencer digs a good body shot into Detweiler's ribs.
Detweiler throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Spencer tries a low kick but Detweiler avoids it.
Detweiler changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spencer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Detweiler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Spencer cracks Detweiler with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer thuds his shin into the meat of Detweiler's side.
Detweiler moves forwards but Spencer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Spencer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bart Detweiler's cut is getting worse.
Detweiler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Detweiler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spencer throws a shot to the body.
Detweiler looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Detweiler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Detweiler tries to clinch but Spencer moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer lands with a hook. Detweiler tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Detweiler misses with a double jab.
A little jabbing left from Spencer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Detweiler closes the distance and pushes Spencer back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Detweiler misses with an elbow over the top.
Detweiler breaks the clinch.
Detweiler clinches with his opponent.
Detweiler lands with a short shot to the head.
Spencer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Detweiler.
Detweiler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Detweiler throws a right and a left that Spencer avoids nicely.
Spencer lands a nice hook to Detweiler's body. Detweiler takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Detweiler blocks the leg kick.
Spencer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spencer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Detweiler was well out of range. Poor timing from Spencer.
Spencer just misses with a punch to the body.
Spencer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Spencer looks to score with a jab to the body but Detweiler is just out of range.
Detweiler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spencer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Spencer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Spencer cracks Detweiler with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Spencer has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Detweiler to stand back up!
 Detweiler is rocked!
Bart Detweiler's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Spencer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oh Detweiler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spencer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Detweiler at a distance.
Detweiler seems to have got his legs back now.
Detweiler slips a straight right by Spencer.
Detweiler appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Detweiler tries to close the distance and clinch but Spencer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spencer just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Detweiler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Detweiler swinging wildly here.
Spencer ducks under a wild hook from Detweiler.
Spencer is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Spencer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Spencer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bart Detweiler's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Spencer lands a jab to Detweiler's midsection.
Detweiler doesn't manage to clinch there - Spencer circles away.
Spencer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Detweiler with a body shot.
Spencer cracks a nice hook into Detweiler's ribs.
Spencer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Spencer lands a nice hook to Detweiler's body. Detweiler takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A good leg kick by Spencer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spencer lands a big uppercut and Detweiler crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Detweiler looks OK. Spencer waves Detweiler back to his feet!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Detweiler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Spencer lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer slips under a jab from Detweiler.
Spencer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Spencer as he connects with a hook.
Spencer cracks a nice hook into Detweiler's ribs.
Detweiler fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spencer checks it well.
Spencer takes a swing at Detweiler's ribcage but misses.
James Spencer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spencer cracks a nice hook into Detweiler's ribs.
Detweiler clinches up against the cage.
Bart Detweiler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Detweiler lands a hook that snaps the head of Spencer backwards.
Detweiler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Detweiler swings wildly with an uppercut but Spencer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spencer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spencer breaks the clinch.
Spencer missing with a left hand there. Detweiler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Detweiler goes for a double leg but Spencer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Spencer continues to drive forward.
Spencer gets through Detweiler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jeez, Bart Detweiler's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Detweiler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spencer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Spencer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Detweiler tries to clinch but Spencer is having none of it.
Spencer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Spencer.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spencer! But no joy.
A jab from Detweiler misses.
Spencer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Spencer tries to land a leg kick but Detweiler saw it coming and moves away.
Spencer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Spencer tries to bum rush Detweiler with a series of wild strikes but Detweiler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Detweiler tried to counter with a leg kick but Spencer avoided it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Detweiler wants to clinch
and Spencer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spencer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bart Detweiler's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). James Spencer!
Post fight, an emotional James Spencer said 'Hope he’s alright- his skull 💀 cracked like a wee egg .'.
Bart Detweiler spoke after the fight, saying 'The Athletic Commission just announced my opponent has tested positive for PEDs, so this fight will be declared a No-Contest. Big up to those of us who still fight clean!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between D.C. Benny (ranked 490 p4p, 778 weight class) and Lew Alcindor (ranked 67 p4p, 103 weight class). Benny's entrance music is D.C. Benny - Unagi Standup Bit. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, D.C. Benny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lew Alcindor!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alcindor darts in looking for a takedown but Benny gets double underhooks and turns Alcindor into the cage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Benny.
Benny stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Benny moves away from the strike by Alcindor.
A jab from Benny does it's job there.
Benny lands with a hook. Alcindor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
 Alcindor is rocked!
Alcindor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alcindor is still on wobbly legs! Can Benny finish him?
Alcindor wants to clinch up but Benny keeps it at a distance.
Benny digs a good body shot into Alcindor's ribs.
Alcindor seems to have recovered his senses.
Benny cracks Alcindor with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Alcindor looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away� can Benny finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alcindor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benny.
Benny cracks Alcindor with a hook to the temple - Alcindor is on wobbly legs here! Benny swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Alcindor falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Benny wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). D.C. Benny!
During a confident post fight interview, D.C. Benny thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Swole Ricky Martin (ranked 231 p4p, 1649 weight class) and Petar Popara (ranked 34 p4p, 215 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Swole Ricky Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Petar Popara!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Popara misses.
Popara throws a shot from downtown. Martin moves away and avoids it.
Martin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Popara just manages to avoid it.
Martin throws a wild body kick that Popara sees coming a mile off.
Popara connects with a nice looking jab.
Popara lands a big uppercut and Martin crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Martin looks OK. Popara waves Martin back to his feet!
It looks like Swole Ricky Martin has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Popara just misses with a punch to the body.
Popara throws a sloppy body shot
and Martin counters with a nice leg kick.
Martin lands a glancing blow to the side of Popara's head.
Martin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Popara.
Popara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Popara swings widly with a right hand
and Martin counters with a crisp right hand that drops Popara! Martin lets Popara back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Martin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martin lands a big uppercut and Popara crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Popara looks OK. Martin waves Popara back to his feet!
Popara is rocked!
Petar Popara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin connects with a solid leg kick.
Popara is still on wobbly legs! Can Martin finish him?
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Popara seems to have recovered his senses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Popara. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Popara slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Popara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Martin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Popara.
Popara throws a hook but Martin avoids it easily.
Popara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martin moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Martin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Martin throws a body shot but no joy.
Popara slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Martin throws a jab when Popara was well out of range.
Popara misses with an uppercut
and Martin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Popara thinking.
Popara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Martin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Popara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martin counters with a straight right hand.
Martin defending well as Popara loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Popara darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Popara misses with a shot to the body
and Martin counters with a low kick, right behind Popara 's knee.
Popara looks winded!
A slow jab from Popara misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin cracks Popara with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Martin has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Popara to stand back up!
Popara swings widly with a right hand
and Martin counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Swole Ricky Martin!
Swole Ricky Martin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between JD Drake (ranked 872 p4p, 224 weight class) and Haw Thorn (ranked 112 p4p, 33 weight class). Drake comes to the cage accompanied by Born in the USA by - Bruce Springstein. Thorn has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, JD Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Haw Thorn!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake misses with a right hand
and Thorn counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like JD Drake has been cut.
Oooooh!!! Drake has knocked Thorn down with a huge combo! Drake steps away and waves a wobbly Thorn back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 It looks like Haw Thorn has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thorn.
Thorn ducks into an uppercut from Drake and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). JD Drake!
JD Drake decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artemis Entreri (ranked 119 p4p, 158 weight class) and Masa Saitoh (ranked 17 p4p, 22 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artemis Entreri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Masa Saitoh!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Entreri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saitoh moves away.
Entreri fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Saitoh scores with a nice right hand.
Saitoh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Entreri lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Saitoh ducks under a wild hook from Entreri.
Saitoh throws out a counter right but Entreri avoids it with no problem.
Entreri throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saitoh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Entreri chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Entreri stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Entreri misses the target.
Entreri has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Outlaw MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Saitoh blocks a jab.
Entreri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saitoh.
Entreri misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Saitoh! But no joy.
Entreri throws an overhand right that lands on Saitoh's shoulder, as Saitoh tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Saitoh was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Saitoh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Saitoh has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Entreri swings widly with a right hand
enabling Saitoh to counter with a crisp jab.
Entreri misses with a low kick.
Entreri misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Entreri wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Saitoh throws a looping overhand right but Entreri ducks down to avoid it.
Saitoh looks to throw the jab but Entreri is out of range.
Entreri paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Entreri cracks Saitoh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Entreri misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Saitoh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Entreri just misses with a punch to the body.
Entreri with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Saitoh.
A lazy left from Saitoh finds it's target.
Saitoh throws a shot to the body.
Saitoh lands with an uppercut that bounces Entreri off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Entreri throws a lazy right hand but Saitoh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saitoh drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Entreri defends it well.
Entreri lands a jab to Saitoh's midsection.
Entreri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saitoh manages to avoid it.
Saitoh defending well as Entreri loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Entreri jabs Saitoh to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Entreri throws a looping overhand right but Saitoh ducks down to avoid it.
Entreri digs a good body shot into Saitoh's ribs.
Entreri throws a shot to the body.
Saitoh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Entreri.
Saitoh throws a jab when Entreri was well out of range.
Saitoh fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Entreri avoids it really well and circles away.
Entreri cracks Saitoh with an open hand slap.
Entreri throws a lazy right hand but Saitoh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Entreri misses the target.
Entreri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saitoh moves away.
Saitoh lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Entreri throws a lazy right hand but Saitoh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saitoh throws out a counter right but Entreri avoids it with no problem.
Entreri throws out a loose jab but Saitoh uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Saitoh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Saitoh misses.
Entreri throws a hook to the side of Saitoh's head but Saitoh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Entreri just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Saitoh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Entreri catches Saitoh with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Saitoh has a takedown stuffed.
A slow jab from Entreri misses its intended target.
Saitoh let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Entreri is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Entreri throws a shot from downtown. Saitoh moves away and avoids it.
Entreri wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Saitoh checks a low kick from Entreri.
Saitoh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A quick step to the side and Entreri tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Artemis Entreri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Masa Saitoh.
Saitoh takes one to the chin there.
Entreri lands a head shot.
Entreri throws a hook to the side of Saitoh's head but Saitoh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saitoh throws a body punch but Entreri moves out of range.
Entreri displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Saitoh.
Saitoh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Entreri throws out the jab.
Saitoh tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Entreri lands a glancing blow to the side of Saitoh's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Entreri scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Entreri swings widly with a right hand
and Saitoh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Entreri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saitoh.
Saitoh misses with a looping left.
Entreri lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Saitoh throws a hook but Entreri blocks it.
Entreri throws a leg kick but Saitoh checks it.
Entreri misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Entreri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Entreri scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Entreri with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Artemis Entreri dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Saitoh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Saitoh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Entreri.
A looping hook to the body misses from Entreri. Saitoh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Entreri ducks right into an uppercut from Saitoh.
Entreri throws a leg kick but Saitoh sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Saitoh looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Saitoh might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Entreri has got the better of the exchanges.
Entreri throws a leg kick
and Entreri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Entreri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saitoh can do to turn this around?
Saitoh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Entreri throws a looping overhand right but Saitoh ducks down to avoid it.
Saitoh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Entreri throws a leg kick
so Saitoh counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Saitoh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Saitoh throws a big elbow that misses.
Entreri utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Entreri utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saitoh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saitoh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Entreri's head.
Saitoh engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Saitoh looking to sit in guard and control but Entreri gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Saitoh is working an open guard so Entreri takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Saitoh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Entreri tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saitoh with the counter takedown but Entreri avoids it easily.
Entreri cracks a nice hook into Saitoh's ribs.
Entreri swings widly with a right hand
and Saitoh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Entreri takes a swing at Saitoh's ribcage but misses.
Saitoh looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Entreri lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Saitoh moves out of range as Entreri strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Entreri lands with a shot to the body.
Entreri lands a body shot.
Saitoh avoids the body shot from Entreri.
Entreri lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saitoh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Saitoh misses with a body shot.
Entreri uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Saitoh has time to react.
Entreri scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Artemis Entreri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Entreri cracks a nice hook into Saitoh's ribs.
Saitoh lands a head shot.
Entreri throws a front kick aimed at Saitoh's knee but Saitoh avoids it well.
Entreri loads up on a big right hand but Saitoh slips the punch.
Saitoh looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Entreri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Entreri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Entreri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Saitoh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Entreri just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Entreri. Saitoh does a little dance to reset his feet.
A cross from Entreri lands.
Saitoh fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Entreri misses with a leg kick.
A lazy left from Entreri finds it's target.
Entreri looks to land a left hand but Saitoh moved out of range nicely.
Saitoh drops his hands momentarily and Entreri takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Entreri slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Entreri throws a big shot that misses.
Entreri with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A leg kick checked by Saitoh.
Saitoh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Entreri tries to avoid it but Saitoh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Entreri to the ground. Entreri escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Artemis Entreri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Masa Saitoh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Entreri scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Saitoh on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Saitoh misses.
Entreri takes a swing at Saitoh's ribcage but misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Saitoh misses.
Saitoh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Entreri lands with a nice body punch.
Entreri lands with a nice body punch.
Entreri smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good shot there by Entreri.
Entreri scores with a body shot.
Saitoh drives through with a takedown into Entreri's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Entreri scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Saitoh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saitoh appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Entreri does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Entreri throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Artemis Entreri dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Entreri loads up on a big right hand but Saitoh slips the punch.
Masa Saitoh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Artemis Entreri is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Entreri connects with a right hand. Saitoh shakes it off.
Entreri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saitoh.
It seemed like Saitoh was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Entreri with a hook.
Saitoh misses with a hook. Entreri ducked under it nicely.
Saitoh darts in looking for a takedown but Entreri gets double underhooks and turns Saitoh into the cage.
A telegraphed right hand from Saitoh misses the target.
Entreri takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Saitoh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Entreri moves away.
Entreri connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saitoh. Saitoh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Entreri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saitoh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Entreri lands with a nice body punch.
Entreri stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Entreri wants it to stay on the feet.
Saitoh takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Saitoh moves out of range as Entreri strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saitoh looks for a takedown but Entreri sprawls well.
Artemis Entreri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Masa Saitoh.
Entreri misses the shot to the body.
Saitoh drives through with a takedown into guard.
Entreri wants to get back to his feet but Saitoh is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Saitoh trying to control but Entreri is working from the bottom.
Saitoh pushing down on Entreri's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Saitoh is keen to just control but Entreri is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Entreri with a jab.
A big right from Entreri misses.
Saitoh closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Entreri lands a jab to the nose.
Entreri throws a big shot that misses.
Saitoh's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Entreri connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Saitoh scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saitoh on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Entreri lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Entreri misses the shot to the body.
Entreri thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saitoh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Entreri wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Entreri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Entreri looks to land a right hand but Saitoh moved out of range.
Saitoh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Entreri but Entreri pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Entreri throws out a loose jab but Saitoh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Entreri misses with a looping left.
Entreri lands a leg kick that knocks Saitoh off balance momentarily.
Entreri connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saitoh. Saitoh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Saitoh looks for a takedown but Entreri sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Entreri.
Saitoh tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Entreri misses with a hook. Saitoh ducked under it nicely.
Entreri lands with a nice body punch.
Entreri buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Entreri connects with a body shot that sends Saitoh's belly button to the back.
Entreri keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Saitoh blocks a jab.
Entreri uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Saitoh has time to react.
Saitoh's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Saitoh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Entreri was well out of range. Poor timing from Saitoh.
Entreri digs a good hook to Saitoh's body.
Entreri scores with a jab. Saitoh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Artemis Entreri showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Entreri, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artemis Entreri!
In his post fight interview, Artemis Entreri started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Presley Chai (ranked 69 p4p, 240 weight class) and Fran Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski (ranked 10 p4p, 30 weight class). Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski has chosen Meet Fran as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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20 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Presley Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fran Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Chai was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
Chai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski misses with a hook.
Chai appears to be looking for a big counter.
Chai looks to throw the jab but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski is out of range.
Chai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
Chai loads up on a big right hand but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski slips the punch.
Chai lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski throws the left hand but Chai avoids the punch easily.
Chai swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've been hearing reports that Chai has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
Chai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chai has Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
Chai managing to block the knees to the body from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
Chai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski wants to get back to striking at distance but Chai won't allow it.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski working aggressively here.
A short right from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chai pushes Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chai tries for a takedown but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski manages to get underhooks.
Chai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai keeps control of Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chai struggles to land a body shot inside as Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.
Chai misses with a body punch.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski misses with a body punch.
Chai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chai managing to block the knees to the body from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Chai.
Chai misses with a punch to the body.
Chai pushes Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chai misses with a punch to the body.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski tries a body shot but Chai blocks it.
Chai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Chai fails to land.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski looking to throw knees to the head but Chai is blocking nicely.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski blocking some punches.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski misses with a punch on the inside.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Chai.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai misses with a punch to the body.
Chai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski backwards.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski tries to work over Chai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai has a couple of punches blocked by Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
Chai misses with a punch on the inside.
Chai digs a right hand into Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
A short right from Chai on the inside.
Chai tries for a takedown. No joy.
Chai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chai is working Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski over against the cage.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski blocks a body shot from Chai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Presley Chai dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai misses with a right hand
and Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski counters with a nice uppercut.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski misses the jab.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski misses with a low kick.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski connects with a nice looking jab.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski throws a body punch but Chai moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Chai misses the target.
Chai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski manages to avoid it.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chai looks to land a right hand but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski moved out of range.
Chai throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chai drops Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski with a big left hand and mounts him. Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski is in big trouble!
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski is rocked!
Chai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski! Chai sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Presley Chai!
A relieved looking Presley Chai thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mabahong Tae (ranked 22 p4p, 77 weight class) and Spider Monkey (ranked 5 p4p, 12 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mabahong Tae!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spider Monkey!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monkey works Tae's body with a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Tae. Beautiful body shot.
Tae throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Monkey counters with a nice body shot.
Tae throws a body shot but no joy.
Monkey ducks under a wild hook from Tae.
Monkey misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Monkey.
Monkey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monkey looks to land a left hand but Tae moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Tae misses its intended target.
Monkey defending well as Tae loads up on a big left hand.
Monkey lands a nice hook to Tae's body. Tae takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tae misses with a right hand
and Monkey moves into the clinch.
Tae tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Monkey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Monkey scores with a shot to the side of Tae's head.
Monkey scores with a shot to the side of Tae's head.
Still in the clinch, Tae scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tae is trying to break the clinch but Monkey is controlling him.
Tae wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Monkey has him pressed against the cage.
Tae manages to break the clinch.
Mabahong Tae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monkey moves away from the strike by Tae.
Monkey flicks out a counter leg kick but Tae steps away.
Tae pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Monkey scores with a jab.
Tae throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Monkey tries to clinch but Tae moves away
and Tae counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey throws a hook but Tae blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tae swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Monkey slips a straight right by Tae.
Tae slips under a jab.
Tae gets tackled into the cage by Monkey. Monkey maintains the clinch.
Tae wants to break free but Monkey has control.
Monkey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tae's elbow.
Tae tries to circle away but Monkey has him pinned against the cage.
Tae is trying to break free.
Monkey tries to pull guard but Tae holds him up against the cage and eventually Monkey drops back down to his feet.
Tae breaks from the clinch.
Monkey throws out a loose jab but Tae uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab from Monkey.
It looks like Mabahong Tae has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tae paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Monkey cracks Tae with an open hand slap.
Nice jab there from Tae.
Tae lands the left hand.
Monkey lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tae checks a leg kick.
Monkey walks into a straight right hand from Tae.
Monkey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tae.
A lazy left from Monkey finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monkey misses with a left hand
and Tae counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tae gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tae misses with a straight right.
Tae is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tae throws a jab when Monkey was well out of range.
Monkey slips a straight right by Tae.
Monkey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Monkey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Monkey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Monkey connects with a jab.
Tae changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Monkey finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Spider Monkey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mabahong Tae's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tae blocks a low kick nicely.
Monkey throws a wild body kick that Tae sees coming a mile off.
Monkey swings widly with a right hand
and Tae counters with a nice right hand that sends Monkey toppling to the canvas! Monkey scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Tae finish him?!
Monkey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tae swings widly with a right hand
enabling Monkey to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tae throws a poor cross that misses
and Monkey counters with a nice right hand that sends Tae toppling to the canvas! Tae scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Monkey finish him?!
Monkey moves away from the strike by Tae.
Monkey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Monkey scores with the left hand. Tae knows he should have avoided that one.
Tae is rocked!
Monkey wants to slow Tae down by chopping away at his legs.
Monkey throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey throws a leg kick
and Tae counters with a crisp right hand that drops Monkey! Tae lets Monkey back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Monkey is rocked!
Monkey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Monkey is still on wobbly legs! Can Tae finish him?
A swing and a miss from Monkey.
Monkey swings widly with a right hand
and Tae rattles Monkey with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Monkey tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Tae dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Monkey stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mabahong Tae!
Mabahong Tae retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Mabahong Tae rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erasmo Vale Queiroz (ranked 91 p4p, 76 weight class) and Jeff Spicoli (ranked 14 p4p, 11 weight class). Spicoli comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Money Buy Drugs kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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23 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Erasmo Vale Queiroz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Spicoli!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vale Queiroz moves out of range as Spicoli throws a body kick.
Spicoli cracks Vale Queiroz with a good jab.
It looks like Erasmo Vale Queiroz has been cut.
Vale Queiroz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spicoli.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Vale Queiroz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Spicoli makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Vale Queiroz really felt that one!
Spicoli has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Vale Queiroz looks to land a right hand but Spicoli moved out of range.
Vale Queiroz bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vale Queiroz connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vale Queiroz throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Spicoli on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vale Queiroz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Spicoli.
Spicoli throws a low kick but Vale Queiroz avoids it.
Spicoli throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vale Queiroz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vale Queiroz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Spicoli throws a big shot that misses.
Vale Queiroz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vale Queiroz slips under a jab from Spicoli.
An attempted straight right counter from Vale Queiroz misses the target.
Vale Queiroz misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Spicoli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vale Queiroz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vale Queiroz moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spicoli throws a punch but it's blocked by Vale Queiroz.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vale Queiroz.
Spicoli has a couple of punches blocked by Vale Queiroz.
Spicoli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spicoli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Spicoli obliges.
A short body shot lands from Vale Queiroz as the two fighters clinch.
Spicoli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vale Queiroz working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vale Queiroz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spicoli lands a nice uppercut.
Spicoli has a couple of punches blocked by Vale Queiroz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vale Queiroz.
Spicoli throws a punch but it's blocked by Vale Queiroz.
A left hand lands to the body for Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz has a couple of punches blocked by Spicoli.
Spicoli takes a shot to the head.
Vale Queiroz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spicoli blocks an uppercut.
Vale Queiroz blocking some punches.
Spicoli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vale Queiroz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vale Queiroz misses with a punch to the body.
Vale Queiroz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vale Queiroz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vale Queiroz blocks an uppercut.
Spicoli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vale Queiroz or not.
Spicoli can't find room to land a body shot as Vale Queiroz controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vale Queiroz working aggressively here.
Vale Queiroz blocking some punches.
Vale Queiroz lands a right hand.
Vale Queiroz avoiding damage as Spicoli throws knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spicoli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vale Queiroz lands a left hand.
Spicoli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spicoli can't find room to land a body shot as Vale Queiroz controls the action.
Vale Queiroz blocks an uppercut.
Spicoli breaks the clinch.
Vale Queiroz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spicoli thinks about the counter body kick.
Vale Queiroz avoids the body shot from Spicoli.
Spicoli throws out a loose jab but Vale Queiroz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spicoli blocks a head kick by Vale Queiroz.
It seemed like Spicoli was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Erasmo Vale Queiroz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Erasmo Vale Queiroz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vale Queiroz has closed the distance and engaged Spicoli in a clinch.
Spicoli lands a good knee to the midsection. Vale Queiroz won't want to take too many of those.
Spicoli tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vale Queiroz avoids it.
Spicoli pushes Vale Queiroz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Spicoli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spicoli misses with a straight left.
Vale Queiroz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vale Queiroz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Spicoli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vale Queiroz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spicoli has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vale Queiroz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vale Queiroz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vale Queiroz defending well as Spicoli loads up on a big left hand.
Vale Queiroz is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spicoli takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Vale Queiroz throws a sloppy body shot
and Spicoli counters with a nice uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Spicoli.
A low kick from Spicoli is predictable there
and Vale Queiroz counters with a head kick. That will keep Spicoli thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Vale Queiroz misses with a shot to the body
and Spicoli counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vale Queiroz throws a sloppy head kick
and Vale Queiroz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Spicoli.
A quick step to the side and Vale Queiroz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spicoli lands a big head kick that sends Vale Queiroz tumbling to the mat! Spicoli takes a step backwards and waves Vale Queiroz back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Vale Queiroz tenderised Spicoli's leg. Spicoli is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vale Queiroz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It appears Vale Queiroz was looking to counter with a kick there.
Spicoli loads up on a big right hand but Vale Queiroz slips the punch.
Spicoli just misses with a punch to the body.
Vale Queiroz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice body kick from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz looks to clinch
and Spicoli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Erasmo Vale Queiroz's cut is getting worse.
Vale Queiroz swings for the body but Spicoli moves out of range.
Spicoli misses with a body punch
and Vale Queiroz counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vale Queiroz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice defenses there by Vale Queiroz.
A quick step to the side and Vale Queiroz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vale Queiroz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Spicoli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vale Queiroz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vale Queiroz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spicoli manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Spicoli.
Spicoli takes a swing at Vale Queiroz's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vale Queiroz jabs at Spicoli's body.
Vale Queiroz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spicoli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spicoli thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Vale Queiroz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Spicoli gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Spicoli throws a head kick that Vale Queiroz semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the body from Vale Queiroz misses
and Spicoli counters with a right hand to the body.
Vale Queiroz misses the shot to the body.
Spicoli appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Spicoli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Erasmo Vale Queiroz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Spicoli looks to land a right hand but Vale Queiroz moved out of range.
Spicoli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spicoli takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Vale Queiroz moves away from the strike by Spicoli.
Vale Queiroz half committed to a counter leg kick.
Good leg kick by Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vale Queiroz is looking to wear down Spicoli with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vale Queiroz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vale Queiroz with a nice calf kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spicoli looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Spicoli bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vale Queiroz's head.
Vale Queiroz throws a shot from downtown. Spicoli moves away and avoids it.
Spicoli on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vale Queiroz throws a low kick but Spicoli moves out of range easily.
Vale Queiroz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spicoli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vale Queiroz tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli misses with a wild body shot.
Vale Queiroz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Spicoli keeps the fight on the outside.
Vale Queiroz throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Spicoli to counter with a crisp jab.
Vale Queiroz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vale Queiroz throws a shot to the body.
Vale Queiroz avoids the body shot from Spicoli.
Spicoli's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vale Queiroz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Spicoli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Erasmo Vale Queiroz's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Spicoli on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Spicoli swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vale Queiroz counters with a low kick, right behind Spicoli 's knee.
A head kick misses from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz throws an overhand right that lands on Spicoli's shoulder, as Spicoli tries to avoid the shot.
Vale Queiroz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vale Queiroz thuds a left hand into Spicoli's body.
Vale Queiroz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vale Queiroz lands with a kick to the temple. Spicoli shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vale Queiroz cracks Spicoli with a right hand to the side of the head.
Spicoli swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vale Queiroz counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vale Queiroz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Spicoli lands a nice shot to the body.
Vale Queiroz tries to move into range but Spicoli moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erasmo Vale Queiroz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vale Queiroz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takeda Shida (ranked 29 p4p, 114 weight class) and Dave Handerson (ranked 5 p4p, 20 weight class). Handerson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by America - A Horse With No Name. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Takeda Shida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Handerson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Shida missing with a left hand there. Handerson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Handerson slips a jab and a cross from Shida.
And Handerson tries to counter it with a takedown but Shida pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Shida throws the kick towards the body but Handerson avoids it.
Handerson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Handerson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shida fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shida misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shida fakes the leg kick and cracks Handerson in the body.
Shida throws a looping overhand right but Handerson ducks down to avoid it.
Shida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shida darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shida thows a body kick. Handerson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Shida swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Handerson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handerson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Handerson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shida's head.
Shida is trying to get back to full guard.
Handerson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Handerson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Handerson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Shida really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Shida is holding on to half guard well.
Handerson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Shida doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Handerson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shida tries to roll over but Handerson keeps him under control.
Handerson slips a nice elbow through Shida's hands, connecting with Shida's forehead.
Shida is trying is best to control the position here.
Shida is looking for a sweep. Handerson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Handerson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Handerson wants to pass the guard but Shida is defending well.
Shida is staying active underneath Handerson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Handerson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shida has hold of Handerson's hands but Handerson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Handerson trying to mount his opponent but Shida defends it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shida controlling the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Takeda Shida dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Shida misses the target.
Handerson with the counter takedown but Shida avoids it easily.
Shida connects with a looping right hand.
Takeda Shida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shida throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shida connects with a right hand. Handerson shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Shida misses.
Handerson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Shida stalks Handerson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Handerson's face. Handerson staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Shida misses.
Shida throws a shot from downtown. Handerson moves away and avoids it.
Handerson moves out of range as Shida strikes.
Handerson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Shida lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shida looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Handerson staying out of range there.
Handerson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shida throws the kick towards the body but Handerson avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Handerson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shida.
Handerson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Shida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Handerson can do to turn this around?
Shida misses the shot to the body.
Handerson feints the counter takedown.
Shida lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Handerson circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Handerson manages to avoid it.
Handerson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A head kick misses from Shida.
Handerson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Shida defends it well.
Shida throws a jab when Handerson was well out of range.
Shida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shida lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Takeda Shida is winning the standup battle so far.
Handerson blocks a leg kick.
Handerson with the counter takedown but Shida avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shida throws a solid leg kick but Handerson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shida.
Shida looks to score with a jab to the body but Handerson is just out of range.
Handerson with the counter takedown but Shida avoids it easily.
Handerson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shida.
Handerson feints the counter takedown.
Shida is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Shida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Takeda Shida dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Shida throws a lazy right hand but Handerson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shida takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Handerson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A jab from Shida misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Shida.
Shida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Handerson manages to avoid it.
Handerson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shida scores with a jab to the head.
Handerson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shida.
Handerson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Shida defends it well.
Shida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Handerson was well out of range. Poor timing from Shida.
Shida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Handerson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Shida defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handerson slips a jab from Shida.
Shida misses with an attempted mid kick.
Handerson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Handerson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shida scores with a head kick. Handerson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Shida throws a chopping leg kick but Handerson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Handerson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Shida looks to score with a jab to the body but Handerson is just out of range.
Handerson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Shida defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shida throws a shot from downtown. Handerson moves away and avoids it.
Takeda Shida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shida jabs Handerson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fighters circling - Shida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Handerson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Shida looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A punch lands to the side of Handerson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Handerson avoids the body shot from Shida.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shida looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shida misses with the combination.
Handerson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Handerson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dave Handerson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shida looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takeda Shida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shida, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:25
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeda Shida!
Our winner, Takeda Shida, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Duran (ranked 3 p4p, 53 weight class) and Kobe Okoro (ranked 1 p4p, 9 weight class). Okoro has chosen TOP OF MY GAME as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bo Duran!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Okoro!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okoro lands with an uppercut that bounces Duran off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Bo Duran has been cut.
Duran slips under a jab from Okoro.
Okoro throws an off balance right hand
and Duran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Kobe Okoro has been cut.
Okoro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Okoro throws a jab but it's blocked by Duran.
Duran is looking to counter punch.
Okoro loads up on a big right hand but Duran slips the punch.
Duran throws a counter high kick but Okoro was just alert enough to avoid it.
Okoro takes a swing at Duran's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Duran wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duran takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Okoro misses with a straight left.
Duran went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoro misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Duran on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Duran bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Duran misses its target.
Okoro misses with a right hand
and Duran counters with a nice uppercut.
Okoro throws a hook but Duran avoids it easily.
Duran defending well as Okoro loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Okoro. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Duran was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Okoro lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duran checks the leg kick nicely there.
Okoro closes the distance and clinches.
Okoro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Okoro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okoro misses with a combination
enabling Duran to counter with a crisp jab.
Okoro misses with a straight left.
Duran swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Okoro scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Okoro.
Duran throws a hook but Okoro blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Okoro! But no joy.
Duran misses with an uppercut. Okoro saw that one coming.
Duran moves out of range as Okoro throws a body kick.
Okoro throws a low kick, looking for Duran's leg but Duran calmly moves out of range.
It appears Duran was looking to counter with a kick there.
Okoro throws a leg kick
and Duran counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Okoro connects with a body shot that sends Duran's belly button to the back.
Okoro thows a left - swing and a miss!
A quick step to the side and Duran tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Okoro.
Okoro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Okoro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duran throwing a counter right hand but Okoro manages to avoid it.
Okoro misses with a lunging right hand
and Duran counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Okoro lunges at Duran with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Duran's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okoro throws a poor cross that misses
and Duran cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kobe Okoro dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Okoro misses with a kick to the body
and Duran counters with a right hand to the body.
That has opened up Kobe Okoro's cut even more.
Okoro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duran counters with a nice right hand that sends Okoro toppling to the canvas! Okoro scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Duran finish him?!
Okoro is rocked!
It looks like Duran has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Okoro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Duran checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Okoro throws out a loose jab but Duran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okoro lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okoro throws the left hand but Duran avoids the punch easily.
Okoro tries to clinch up but Duran circles away and keeps his distance.
Duran is looking for a counter combo.
Okoro throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kobe Okoro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran ducks under a wild hook from Okoro.
Duran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duran thinks about countering with a head kick.
Okoro throws a leg kick
letting Duran counter with a right hand.
The cut above Kobe Okoro's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Okoro throws an off balance right hand
and Duran counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Okoro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duran connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kobe Okoro's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Duran defending well as Okoro loads up on a big left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Okoro. That's going to slow Duran down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoro misses with a straight left.
Okoro throws a right hand that misses
and Okoro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kobe Okoro's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bo Duran!
Bo Duran retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Bo Duran made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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